Hello Madlang Pipz and fellow hivers! It has been a long since I made my stories since I was busy with work lately and other responsibilities in life. Did you miss me!?? Today I want to share to you my experiences as an Online Teacher in the Philippines please do enjoy my story.
Being an online English teacher is not easy as it seems. Everyday you wanna get off from bed and go to work just to be someone on the screen for 25 minutes each hour of your 10 hour ship. Imagine half of your life within the day you will be tak to tutor students from other countries to learn English in different ways.
The most tiring part is that you will never get to enjoy your after shift moments because mostly your body is physically tired or mentally stress from a full booking of classes. Sometimes I also think of just giving up and just stay at home but I know life doesn't work that way. Every morning I wake early to prepare for breakfast for my family and do household chores mid-day comes I need to report at work starting 12pm to 10 pm after that go home eat dinner and sleep. Every day the same cycle continues and it was depressing just to think that this job is what you need to support everyone you love.
This is the image that you get to see every day at the office. Cubicles cover with blue linen to support teachers for thier privacy in handling everyday classes. It may look depressing outside but inside will make you feel pressure seeing your booking in line for the whole 10 hour shift.
This is the world inside of my cubicle a two monitor pc set ready to bust your energy to zero. Non-stop 25 minute classes will crash your wonderful voice but you still need to look pretty or good in front of your students never let them see that you're a weak teacher because they will feek anxious about your performance. We all must give our 100 percent everytime we go to our classes.
If not because of Marga this cute fluffy friend of ours I would never ever realize how fun it must be to be an ESL Teacher, althought being one is far more different from a real teacher who has a classroom and a bunch of students to fill in for your lesson of the day my job is quite easier in a way that even though you have a full volume of classes you will get to see different people or kids that smiles whenever you conduct your class. Not just the students you will also realize that the staff's and fellow teachers are very good to you they will guide you accordingly if you need help. Laughter and happiness runs through the whole office if you will get the chance to be on break and have a small talk with your other colleagues because it also help us to relax on a tiring day.
The most important part of being a tired English teacher online is to never forget those people you are looking out for. I go to work every day to support them and give them a good life. Also for the students I get to teach I am always happy seeing them smile and enjoy my class. I never wanted to be a teacher in the first place but as I grow along the way my heart also grows a commitment that helping others also gives you the chance to help your self and the people you love.
I will posting more of my experience as an Online Teacher soon stay tuned! See you later every one little giant out!
